Traditional Cider

Project Proposal

Simon RalphRob Huish

Cider The growing popularity of cider People will want information about cider Young and Old

Topics

Participatory Documentary maker interacts with subjects Location shots Synchronous sound Voice over Interviews dominate Expository Commentary Variety – archive footage and photos

Type of Documentary

Informal mode of address Factual Slow pace

E.g. Louis Theroux

Style of Documentary

BBC 2 / 3 /4 Channel 4 Not persuasive After watershed due to age Alcohol – 18

Channel & Scheduling

Eighteen to Fifty Fifty – Traditional Cider, find interesting Eighteen – Growing popularity for cider in

young people Mostly Male?

Target Audience

Questionnaires: Young, Old, Men and Women. Open & Closed questions Quantity & Quality

Primary Research

YouTube Archive Footage Wikipedia World Wide Web

Secondary Research

Beginning Archive Footage Short Interviews Background information about traditional cider Location Shots – Pubs, Shops etc. Young parties, clubs – ID’sMiddle How its made Location shots of different cider makers Facts & Figures Interviews with people at the cider maker End Conclusion Closing with some interviews Summery of programme

Narrative Structure

Introduction Opening sentence (documentary maker

talking to camera in Somerset about cider) map on screen.

List other attractions in Somerset, most important, cider.

Questions on history of cider History of cider

Basic layout of doc

Camera Tripod Green Screen Microphone Boom Mic Permission for interviews/Pub/Brewery

Resources